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Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details)

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Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jan. 11, 2013
Liberty Media [Member]
Starz, LLC
Jan. 11, 2013
Liberty Media [Member]
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]        
Tax Attributes Due to Spin-Off     $ 11,600,000  
Tax loss and credit carryforwards 10,777,000 155,861,000    
Accrued stock compensation 6,376,000 5,575,000    
Investments 26,439,000 25,516,000    
Intangible assets 0 1,163,000    
Other future deductible amounts 3,613,000 219,000    
Deferred tax assets 47,205,000 188,334,000    
Valuation allowance (935,000) (155,861,000)   (154,200,000)
Deferred tax assets, net 46,270,000 32,473,000    
Property and equipment (18,200,000) (18,807,000)    
Intangible assets (20,095,000) 0    
Other future taxable amounts 0 (454,000)    
Deferred tax liabilities (38,295,000) (19,261,000)    
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) 7,975,000 13,212,000    
Deferred Tax Asset, Capital Loss and Tax Credity Carryforwards, Foreign       $ 154,200,000